School in Seattle in USA
O'Dea High School Location
802 Terry Avenue
98104
United States
Coordinates 47°36′28″N 122°19′29″W / 47.60778°N 122.32472°W /47.60778; -122.32472 Information Type Private ,Single-sex high schoolMotto Omnia Omnibus Religious affiliation Catholic [ 1] Established 1923 Oversight Congregation of Christian Brothers [ 1] CEEB code 481130[ 2] Dean Keandre Magee Principal James Walker[ 3] Faculty 36[ 1] Grades 9 -12 [ 4] Enrollment 507 (2020[ 8] Student to teacher ratio 14:1[ 5] Campus type Urban Colors Maroon and Gold Athletics conference Metro 3A Sports Football, Basketball, Baseball, Golf, Cross Country, Wrestling, Swim & Dive, Lacrosse, Soccer, Tennis, Track & Field Mascot Irish Nickname O'Dea[ 1] Team name Fighting Irish Accreditation Northwest Accreditation Commission [ 6] [ 1] School fees $500 (enrollment), $225 (books), $100 (art), $35 (choir)[ 7] Tuition $17,405[ 7] Athletic Director Monte Kohler Website http://www.odea.org
O'Dea High School is aCatholic all boyshigh school founded in 1923 and is located inSeattle 'sFirst Hill neighborhood . The school is named afterEdward John O'Dea who was bishop of Seattle when the school was built. O'Dea is a part of theArchdiocese of Seattle .
Of its 480 students in four grades in 2022, 56% were Catholics, 53% were Caucasian, 16% were African American, and 19% were multi-racial.[ 8] [ 9] student-teacher ratio is 14 to 1.[ 5] [ 5]
O'Dea High School has many school clubs, each supported and sponsored by the school by a yearly club fair and funds from the school's treasury. A list of some O'Dea Clubs:[ 10]
O'Dea High School has had many notable alumni go on to great success in College and Professional athletics. A list of currently offered sports by season:[ 5]
Fall: Cross Country, Football, Golf Winter: Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling Spring: Baseball, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Tennis, Track Patrick Henry Brady , Major General, U.S. Army (retired), VietnamMedal of Honor andDistinguished Service Cross recipient.[ 11] Chris Banchero , current professional basketball playerPaolo Banchero , NCAA basketball player forDuke and first overall pick in the2022 NBA draft , currently playing for theOrlando Magic Gordon Bowker , co-founder ofStarbucks andRedhook Brewery Kevin Burleson , NBA player[ 12] Nate Burleson , NFL wide receiver[ 13] Fred Couples , professional golfer[ 14] Demetrius DuBose , former NFL player[ 15] Myles Gaskin , American football running back for theMinnesota Vikings [ 16] Allen Greene , director of athletics at theUniversity of Pittsburgh and former baseball player forNotre Dame and theNew York Yankees [ 17] Charles Greene , U.S. Olympic gold medalist[ 18] Vinnie Hacker , influencer and model[ 19] Eddie Henderson , retired soccer player (Wichita Wings MISL team & US National Team Youth player); Washington Director of Youth Coaching for the ISC Gunners programMitch Johnson , former professional basketball player and current head coach of theSan Antonio Spurs Jamie Malonzo , current professional basketball player in thePBA John Matsudaira (1922–2007), American painterMich Matsudaira (1937–2019), American businessman and civil rights activistPaul Matsudaira , American biologistTaylor Mays (born 1988), NFL free safety withCincinnati Bengals ; formerUSC Trojan [ 20] John Navone , SJ, Jesuit priest, theologian, author, and retired Professor Emeritus of thePontifical Gregorian University [citation needed Clint Richardson Jr. (born 1956), NBA player[ 21] Geoff "InControl" Robinson , American professionalStarCraft [ 22] J. Kevin Waters , Jesuit priest, composer, academic administrator, and Professor Emeritus of Music atGonzaga University [citation needed DeAndre Yedlin (born 1993), full-back for MLS football clubInter Miami CF [ 23] In 2012, the principal of O'Dea at the time, Brother Walczak was accused of sexually abusing a minor in the 1970s. Walczak denied the allegations but resigned as principal.[ 24]
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